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laursors's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
wranglerofwords's review against another edition
1.0
Yeaaaah...no. I went into this hoping it'd be at least a three star, and maybe even highlight the narrative parts of the games that I enjoyed the most. Instead, what I read was a very, very clunky transfer of mediums that took everything that would work fine in a game and butchered it in text. What I mean by that:
Daud's characterization is not great, imo. The book ignores any development towards pacifism from the games and instead has him butcher his way through every fight scene with little to no creativity. The renowned assassin, the Knife of Dunwall walks into traps for the sake of plot, kills pretty much everyone in his way with zero thought towards it (that I remember, at least), and then reminisces his backstory of deserving his titles for the sake of exposition towards readers who have no memory of his story in the games, for whatever reason. Great.
There doesn't seem to be much added backstory towards any of the characters I care about; there are nods to other characters without any real impact (the geniuses and the rich dude), the whole plot is a wild goose chase and we end more or less where we started but with a more battered Daud and more random characters popping up.
The one thing I did get slightly interested in was
This book did nothing for me beyond spoil Daud, bait me on for no reason, give me a laugh at a couple of lines I simply could not imagine characters saying (or even just thinking, for that matter), and convince me of how not to do a video game-based novel.
Daud's characterization is not great, imo. The book ignores any development towards pacifism from the games and instead has him butcher his way through every fight scene with little to no creativity. The renowned assassin, the Knife of Dunwall walks into traps for the sake of plot, kills pretty much everyone in his way with zero thought towards it (that I remember, at least), and then reminisces his backstory of deserving his titles for the sake of exposition towards readers who have no memory of his story in the games, for whatever reason. Great.
There doesn't seem to be much added backstory towards any of the characters I care about; there are nods to other characters without any real impact (the geniuses and the rich dude), the whole plot is a wild goose chase and we end more or less where we started but with a more battered Daud and more random characters popping up.
The one thing I did get slightly interested in was
Spoiler
the effects of blinking without enough mana. It was a nice transfer over of an in game concept to a narrative device, though it was resolved and never referenced again within a couple chapters with one (1) drink of Addermire.This book did nothing for me beyond spoil Daud, bait me on for no reason, give me a laugh at a couple of lines I simply could not imagine characters saying (or even just thinking, for that matter), and convince me of how not to do a video game-based novel.
faerie_child's review
5.0
This is a really interresting book showing Daud's actions from the beggining of "Dishonored 2", to the beginning of "Death of The Outsider".
With just enough canon information it is incredibly enternaining to be able to point at a character or a scene and say "oh yeah, I remember her!"
I would definitely recomend this series to anyone who loved the games.
With just enough canon information it is incredibly enternaining to be able to point at a character or a scene and say "oh yeah, I remember her!"
I would definitely recomend this series to anyone who loved the games.
kaldwin's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Really loved this, fascinating story of one of dishonored's most compelling characters, very vivid worldbuilding in keeping with the series tone perfectly and a wonderful emotional arc with Billie and whale twink. Stan asexual king Daud
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
marx's review
men will isolate themselves for 15 years and then try to use a special knife to kill a god instead of just going to therapy
chloeimogen's review
4.0
As with Adam Christopher's previous Dishonored book, [b:Dishonored: The Corroded Man|29496376|Dishonored The Corroded Man (Dishonored, #1)|Adam Christopher|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474274867s/29496376.jpg|49782289], I was pleasantly surprised by how good the prose is for a video game tie-in novel. However, the characterization of a few characters (but mainly ones who didn't feature very hugely) felt a little off and the plot was a bit lackluster. Still, definitely worth the read if you're a Dishonored fan.
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